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Photograph of two men working on a Boeing Model 100 aircraft (tail number NC873H) near a destroyed hangar, China, August 1931. The inscription notes that the hangar was destroyed in a typhoon.Inscription: "[illegible] hangar after typhoon. Aug.…

Photograph of E. B. "Duke" Haines sitting in an open aircraft crate, Hangzhou, China, circa August 1931. Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the United States and China, circa 1929-1931.

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, August 6, 1931. Discusses his departure from and return to China, his travels in the Pacific Northwest, and the demonstration of a Boeing aircraft. Three handwritten pages on Canadian Pacific (S. S. Empress…

Photographic group portrait of several men, including Julius A. Barr (third from right), with a Boeing Model 100 aircraft, Hangzhou, China, September 1931. The men are identified by last name in the inscription.Inscription: "Mr. E. B. Haines, Major…

Photograph of a disassembled Boeing Model 100 aircraft being transported via train car, Tawenkow, China, September 1931.Inscription: "Boeing 100. Tawenkow. Sept. 1931."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying…

Photograph of people uncrating a Sikorsky S-38 Amphibion aircraft, Hangzhou, China, September 1931. The inscription points out E. B. Haines and Colonel Shen in the crowd.Inscription: "Uncrating S-38. Hungjao. Sept. 1931. Haines, Col. Shen."Part of a…

Photograph of a wrecked Boeing Model 100 aircraft, Tawenkow, China, September 18, 1931.Inscription: "Boeing 100 after crash at Tawenkow. Sept. 18, 1931."Part of a photograph album related to Julius A. Barr's personal life and flying career in the…

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, September 19, 1931. Discusses his experiences in China as a demonstration pilot. Four handwritten pages on Chinese Government Railways stationery.

Photograph of Perry Hutton, Rene Cochran, and Carl Kjus standing near a Ford Tri-Motor aircraft, Nanjing, China, October 1931. Inscription: "Perry Hutton, Rene Cochran, Carl Kjus. Nanking. Oct. 1931." Part of a photograph album related to Julius A.…

Letter from Julius A. Barr to his parents, October 18, 1931. Discusses his experiences as a demonstration pilot in China and his interactions with T. H. McConnell of United Aircraft Export and E. B. Haines of Pratt and Whitney Motor Company. Four…